Thanks David, I know that now. I did wash my reel and rod but never gave the flies a thought. They were tied on fresh water hooks. I should not have to worry about that now living on Arkansas. Tony
--- David Nonomura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > after excessive use the same can happen to your rods > and reels. > good luck next time, > David > > > >From: Anthony Spezio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Subject: [VFB] Salt water > >Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:58:56 -0700 (PDT) > > > >Sent this earlier, it bounced > >\ > >Just a quick story here about salt water and hooks. > I > >got a call one evening from a friend that asked me > to > >go out with them fishing in the bay off Atlantic > City. > >I decided to tie some flies and take my 9 wt bass > rod. > >All well and good, I tied some streamer type flies > >from a Mylar Duster and some big bass hooks I had. > >They worked real well, caught some small sharks and > >several types of other bay fish. I put the flies > away, > >never gave it a thought. A few weeks later I got > >another invitation. When I checked my flies, all I > >found was some stained mylar and what was left of > >totally rusted hooks. > >Tony > > > >--- Mark Delaney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Rene, > > > > > > There's a reason most of my accessories for salt > > > water are stainless > > > steel...and it's rust. You'll need to rinse > > > anything you used with > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > _________________________________________________________________ > Buy what you want when you want it on Sympatico / > MSN Shopping > http://shopping.sympatico.msn.ca/content/shp/?ctId=2,ptnrid=176,ptnrdata=081805 > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
